Tezcan Karaku

An Ankara court dismissed a lawsuit by trade associations, led by the Turkish Union of Engineers and Architects' Chambers (TMMOB), over the construction of the presidential palace in Be?tepe on the grounds that the palace's construction on the land of the Atatürk Forestry Farm (AOÇ) violates founder and first president Mustafa Kemal Atatürk's will and conditional donation of the land to the sta

The name of Ankara?s Tando?an Square has been changed to Anadolu Square following a decision by the municipal city council. 

The name Tando?an comes from former Ankara Gov. Nevzat Tando?an, who was appointed in 1929. 

Turkey?s Chamber of Architects and Engineers (TMMOB) has filed a criminal complaint against Ankara Mayor Melih Gökçek over his controversial decision to erect a ?Transformers-esque? statue in the Turkish capital.

TMMOB?s Ankara branch head Tezcan Karaku? Candan told daily Hürriyet on April 8 that Gökçek ?wasted taxpayer?s money.?